taint

taint  (tnt)

v. taint·ed, taint·ing, taints

v.tr.

1. To affect with or as if with a disease.

2. To affect with decay or putrefaction; spoil. See Synonyms at contaminate.

3. To corrupt morally.

4. To affect with a tinge of something reprehensible.

v.intr.

To become affected with decay or putrefaction; spoil.

n.

1. A moral defect considered as a stain or spot. See Synonyms at stain.

2. An infecting touch, influence, or tinge.

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[Partly from obsolete taynt, to color, dye (from Anglo-Norman teint, from past participle of teindre, from Latin tingere), and partly from Middle English tainten, to convict (short for atteinten, from Old French ataint, past participle of ataindre, to attain, touch upon; see attain).]

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taintless adj.

taintless·ly adv.

taintless·ness n.

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taint [teɪnt]

vb

1. to affect or be affected by pollution or contamination oil has tainted the water

2. to tarnish (someone's reputation, etc.)

n

1. a defect or flaw a taint on someone's reputation

2. a trace of contamination or infection

[(influenced by attaint infected, from attain) from Old French teindre to dye, from Latin tingere to dye]

taintless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	taint - the state of being contaminated       contamination impureness, impurity - the condition of being impure dust contamination - state of being contaminated with dust
Verb	1.	taint - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" defile, sully, corrupt, cloud mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
	2.	taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganism infect superinfect - infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms smut - affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn contaminate, pollute, foul - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

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taint

verb

1. disgrace, shame, dishonour, brand, ruin, blacken, stigmatize They said that the elections had been tainted by corruption.

2. spoil, ruin, contaminate, damage, soil, dirty, poison, foul, infect, stain, corrupt, smear, muddy, pollute, blight, tarnish, blot, blemish, sully, defile, adulterate, besmirch, vitiate, smirch Rancid oil will taint the flavour.
spoil clean, cleanse, purify, disinfect, decontaminate

noun

disgrace, shame, stigma, dishonour Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption.

Translations

taint [teɪnt]

A. N (liter) → mancha f, mácula f (liter)
the taint of sin → la mancha del pecado

B. VT

1. (= spoil) [+ food, medicine] → contaminar

2. (fig) [+ reputation] → mancillar
the elections have been tainted by corruption → las elecciones se han visto empañadas or salpicadas por la corrupción

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taint [ˈteɪnt] vt

[+ meat, food] → gâter; [+ flavour] → dénaturer

[+ reputation] → entacher
to be tainted by sth → être entaché(e) de qch
Opposition leaders said that the elections had been tainted by corruption → Les leaders de l'opposition ont déclaré que les élections avaient été entachées de corruption.

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taint

n

(lit, of food etc) → Stich m; meat free from taint → einwandfreies Fleisch

(fig: = blemish) → Makel m; (= trace) → Spur f; a taint of madness → eine Anlage zum Irrsinn; the hereditary taint → die krankhafte Erbanlage; the taint of sin → der Makel der Sünde; a nasty taint of fascism → ein übler faschistischer Beigeschmack

vt

food → verderben

air, atmosphere → verderben, verpesten

(fig) reputation → beflecken, beschmutzen

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taint [teɪnt]

1. n (fig) → macchia
the taint of madness → il marchio della pazzia

2. vt (meat, food) → far avariare (fig) (reputation) → infangare

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taint [teɪnt]

1. n (fig) → macchia
the taint of madness → il marchio della pazzia

2. vt (meat, food) → far avariare (fig) (reputation) → infangare

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taint

v taint [teint]

1 to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten The meat has been tainted. bederf يُلَطِّخ، يُلَوِّث، يُفْسِد опетнявам zkazit inficere verderben μολύνω echar a perder; contaminar riknema ajama, ära rikkuma فاسد شدن؛ صدمه دیدن pilata gâter, corrompre לְהִתקַלקֵל दूषित करना (po)kvariti, uprljati megfertőz mencemari spilla(st), menga(st) guastare, contaminare よごす 감염, 오염 시키다 sugadinti sabojāt menjadi busuk bederven (be)smitte, infisere, forderve skazić contaminar a se strica, a se altera портить(ся) skaziť (sa) okužiti pokvariti göra skämd ทำให้มีรอยเปื้อน bozmak, kokutmak (使)腐壞, 感染 псувати خراب کرنا، آلودہ کرنا làm hỏng （使）腐坏, 感染

2 to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt He has been tainted by his contact with criminals. bederf يُفْسِد покварявам nakazit se fordærve; ødelægge verderben μιαίνω, διαφθείρω contaminar; corromper rikkuma, korrumpeerima اثر بد گذاشتن turmella corrompre לְזַהֵם छूत लगाना pokvariti, loše djelovati megront mempengaruhi spilla(st) corrompere, guastare 腐敗させる 타락하다 pagadinti, pakenkti, sutepti sabojāt reputāciju dicemari bederven forderve zepsuć contaminar a (se) strica портить; развращать nakaziť (sa) spriditi blatiti fläcka, besudla, fördärva มีมลทิน bozmak, lekelemek 腐蝕 псувати متاثر کرنا làm hư hỏng 腐蚀

n

a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil the taint of decay. smet, skandvlek شائِبَه، لَطْخَه، عَيْب следа nákaza plet der Anflug μίασμα, ίχνος μόλυνσης mancha, mancilla; corrupción plekk, rüvetus اثر بد؛ خدشه varjo souillure, corruption שֶׁמֶץ שֶׁל רֵיח רַע मैलापन mrlja romlottság (nyoma) noda blettur; veila; skemmd ombra, macchia 汚れ 흔적 dėmė, ženklas pazīme; iezīme; izpausme tanda-tanda smet plett, besmittelse skaza mancha urmă; boală налёт nákaza madež mrlja smitta, fördärv, skamfläck จุดด่างพร้อย leke; bozulma, kokuşma 腐壞 наліт; зіпсованість داغ vết nhơ 腐坏

adj tainted

spoiled or corrupted tainted food; The nation is tainted with evil and corruption. besmet فاسِد، مُنْتِن покварен zkažený, nakažený fordærvet verdorben μολυσμένος, χαλασμένος echado a perder; viciado, corrompido riknenud, rikutud فاسد شده turmeltunut souillé, corrompu מקולקל, מוּשחַת दूषित pokvaren fertőzött rusak spilltur contaminato, corrotto 腐った 더럽혀진, 썩은 pagedęs, sugedęs sabojājies; sabojāts; pagrimis busuk; tercemar bedorven fordervet, råtten zepsuty, skażony contaminado stricat; corupt испорченный skazený, nakazený okužen ukaljan skämd, fläckad, fördärvad ซึ่งเน่าเสีย bozulmuş, lekelenmiş ...腐壞的 зіпсований داغ دار، خراب hư hỏng; đội bại ...腐坏的